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NeHII Hosts Its Second Annual Meeting in Hastings, NE

The second NeHII Annual Meeting was held July 29th in Hastings, Nebraska at the Quality Inn Hotel and Convention Center.  The event was kicked off with a press conference by the Governor at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital proclaiming the success of the statewide health information exchange. 
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NeHII Executive Director speaks at Healthcare Stimulus Exchange National Event Series

Chicago hosts the Mid-Western region Healthcare Stimulus Exchange Program where speakers shared the latest information from Washington as the strategy and details are being finalized.  Watch the video as Regional leaders such as Deb Bass, NeHII's Executive Director share their experiences.
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2010 - July News

NeHII Continues to Expand Across Nebraska

NeHII continues to grow, adding new stakeholders from across Nebraska.  Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte is now live on the exchange and sharing lab reports, radiology reports and transcription reports with physicians throughout the state. 
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About NeHII, Inc. PDF Print E-mail
NeHII, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a public/private governance model that includes health care providers, payers, and the State of Nebraska.  NeHII is a statewide Health Information Exchange designed to share clinical and administrative data among providers in Nebraska and neighboring states.  NeHII's purpose is to achieve health care transformation through community betterment collaboration while protecting the security and privacy of medical information.
 
NeHII: Setting the Bar for Health Information Exchange

NeHII, Inc. is one of the most successful health information organizations in the nation, providing services that securely exchange important clinical information among physicians and other health care providers, real time, at the point of care.

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NeHII History PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 30 July 2008 03:02

The initiative began early in 2005 when several individuals representing health organizations gathered to discuss the need to create a statewide health information exchange (HIE) for the betterment of patient care in the state.  The exchange would enable physicians statewide to view consolidated patient medical history at the point of care, improving safety and care delivery while reducing duplicate or redundant procedures.  Initially, progress was slow.  In an effort to accelerate the development of a health information exchange, the initial group contacted individuals from the entire state who represented health organizations.  These individuals had a Decision Accelerator meeting, a strategic planning session that jumpstarted the endeavor to where we are now.

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NeHII Board of Directors PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 13 July 2008 15:15

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Professional Organizations Representative
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Legal Counsel > Baird Holm
Project Advisor > Bass & Associates